Travis Leake (Photo courtesy of official LinkedIn)
Moscow (CelebrityAccess) – Michael Travis LeakeUS citizen sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russian penal colony, state media reports RIA Novosti. Leake was detained on drug charges in 2023 and accused of operating a drug business. The Moscow court’s verdict was based on accusations that Leake was engaged in illegal drug sales and distribution, although he pleaded not guilty.
Leake, a former paratrooper who heads Moscow-based rock bank Lovi Noch, expressed his confusion during his arrest in June 2023. I do not admit guilt. ‘I don’t believe I would do what I’m accused of doing because I don’t know what I’m accused of,’ he said, according to small reports. clean tv.
Lik has also worked as a producer for various music groups in Moscow. He previously expressed dissatisfaction with censorship in a 2014 interview with CNN and appeared on Part unknownhosted by Anthony Bourdain.
According to the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office, between January and June 2023, Lik was suspected of purchasing drugs from a co-conspirator. He reportedly packaged the drugs for sale and attempted to sell more than 40 grams of mephedrone (mephedrone) with the help of associates. Authorities also found more than 1.6 grams of narcotics and ecstasy in his home.
A second person, Veronika Grabanchuk, was also found guilty and sentenced to a penal colony CNN According to reports, Grabanchuk’s relationship with Leake is unclear.
